THE CUCKOO'S NEST FOLK CLUB

(a non-profit collective promoting traditional & roots folk music in London since 1974)

OUR NEXT CONCERT

Presented by Cuckoo s Nest in cooperation with London Irish Folk Club

Friday, September 11, 2026 at 7:30 pm

(Food service available from 6:00 8:00 pm)

German Canadian Club, 1 Cove Road, London, ON N6J 1H7

Advance tickets - $25

Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell are a two-man trad tornado tearing through the folk world with fiddle, guitar, foot percussion, vocals, and groove to spare. Mixing Scottish and English roots with modern flair, they deliver foot-stomping tunes, rich harmonies, and cheek and charm. Whether in a village hall or a festival field, their shows radiate connection and joy. As broadcaster Mike Blackburn put it: “One of the very best live acts I’ve ever seen - and I’ve seen a lot!”

Winners of the Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival in 2025, they’re fast becoming one of the scene’s most talked-about acts. As Folkworld put it, their sound is “powerful and dark, fresh and fun.” Musically, they straddle tradition and invention, bridging the folk archive with a fearless modern edge. Some tracks glisten with clean lines and elegant harmonies - crystalline structures that shimmer in the light of contemporary trad.

Arthur, a fiddler raised in Aberdeenshire, builds rolling, riff-heavy tunes grounded in his family’s musical traditions and shaped further by studies with Jonny Hardie (Old Blind Dogs). Kerran, a melodic schemer from Cumbria, draws on pop and choral training to weave in crisp harmonies and satisfying twists. Since first meeting at Sidmouth Folk Week (England) in 2018, Arthur and Kerran have grown from pub jam sessions to becoming festival favourites across the UK. This is a video link so you can see a sample of Arthur & Kerran’s magic.

For Information call 519-319-5847 or e-mail folk@iandavies.com

UPCOMING CONCERTS

Friends of Fiddler s Green

Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 7:30 pm

(Food service available from 6:00 8:00 pm)

German Canadian Club, 1 Cove Road, London, ON N6J 1H7

Advance tickets - $25

It has become a tradition for the Friends of Fiddler's Green to visit each September at the Cuckoo's Nest Folk Club. The "Friends" boast six versatile musicians, five fine singers, three songwriters, brilliant joke tellers, the occasional fiery dragon, one Order of Canada, one Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal and one of the longest track records in Canadian Folk Music. The Friends were recipients of the 2003 Estelle Klein Award, given by the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (FMO) for service to folk music in Ontario.

This totally uncategorizable collection of Friends has been together, with a few personnel changes, since their inauguration at Toronto's Fiddler's Green coffeehouse in 1971. Nobody, not even the Friends themselves, can predict what might happen during one of their concerts, but it always includes humour, powerful vocal harmony, great musicianship, social commentary and an irresistible urge to tap your feet or sing along.

The current Friends include Ian Bell on banjo, guitar, concertina, pipes, trombone and bass; Alistair Brown on concertina, button accordion and harmonica; Grit Laskin on guitar, mandolin and bones; Jeff McClintock on piano; Ian Robb on several kinds of concertinas; and newest member James Stephens who plays a multitude of stringed instruments with an emphasis on fiddling. Most also sing lead vocals occasionally and all sing harmonies and choruses.

For Information call 519-319-5847 or e-mail folk@iandavies.com

For More Upcoming Concerts Click HERE

All concerts at begin at 7:30 pm and most are held at the German Canadian Club, 1 Cove Road, London (unless otherwise indicated)

Advance tickets can be purchased during the season at Grooves (Wortley Village),

Long & McQuade North (Fanshawe Park Rd W) and online.

For Information call 519-319-5847 or e-mail folk@iandavies.com

Special Advance 5-for-4 Multi-Ticket is available for $100 only at the Concerts
(pay for 4 concerts and get the 5^th one free)

We continue to be a completely volunteer run organization. We thank you for your support of live music and look forward to seeing you at the concerts. Ian Davies, Artistic Director.

What s happened in the 2025-26 Season

Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025 Friends of Fiddler s Green - SOLD OUT!